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Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
From Our Editor-in-Chief: Welcome to the 2025 World's Most Beautiful Issue
One of my first memories working at PEOPLE was the night the 50 Most Beautiful People issue was set to ship, back in 2005. The managing editor at the time had Julia Roberts on the cover, but reporting had just come in confirming that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were a couple after his split from Jennifer Aniston earlier that year. There was talk of running it as the cover instead but people were divided, so the editor hung the two mocked-up options outside her office and invited the entire staff to vote on which should run, including me, then just an editorial assistant. I voted for the Julia Roberts cover and I remember her being shocked that so many young staffers were choosing the annual franchise over a splashy news moment. 'People wait for this all year!' I remember saying. We ran Julia as the cover. Related: See Every Celebrity PEOPLE Named the World's Most Beautiful — and Who Got the Honor in 2025 It's been called a lot of things during the 35 years we've had this franchise: 50 Most Beautiful People (with men in the mix too!), World's Most Beautiful, the Beautiful Issue or just 'beauties,' as we all internally reference it. But the spirit of this issue remains the same. We're taking a look at stars who have dominated the cultural conversation. We're examining and challenging the cultural beauty standards that so many people grapple with. And we're celebrating the determination and inner strength that is what really shines through on the screen for these women. I couldn't be more excited for this year's cover star, Demi Moore. Last year, her film, The Substance, took a visceral look at Hollywood's toxic obsession with youth, earning her a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award. It also forced her to face her own years-long journey towards self-acceptance. 'Demi admitted she has been through a lot of pain and growth to get to this place in her life where she's now found true peace of mind about who she is and what she wants,' says editor at large Julie Jordan, who has done the 'beauties' cover interview 16 times. 'It's hard not to be starstruck even though I've been doing this so long because these women are truly stunning (never mind the smoke and mirrors of a shoot). I'm always grateful that they seem very normal with the same insecurities most of us have and more than appreciative for being given the cover.' This year is also an exciting moment for the franchise. We are debuting it on PEOPLE's brand new app, where you can see a fun motion version of the cover. The PEOPLE App will also feature exclusive behind-the-scenes content from all our shoots, including a full, podcast-style video of Julie's cover interview with Demi, and will be the only place where you can watch People's brand-new reality show, The Fourth Wall, which will drop three new episodes every week. Related: Meet the Cast of PEOPLE's Short-Form Reality Show The Fourth Wall This week you'll get an exclusive inside look at the making of the 'beauties' issue featuring PEOPLE staffers throughout the ranks spilling the tea. I hope you enjoy this year's issue everywhere it lives: in print, online, on social, on YouTube and on the PEOPLE App. Keep reading, clicking and watching! Read the original article on People
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Demi Moore Admits She Used to 'Torture' Her Body With 'Crazy' Workouts: 'I Was Really Just Punishing Myself' (Exclusive)
Looking back, Demi Moore now recognizes the "torture" she put her body through early in her career. The Substance star, 62, who graces the cover of PEOPLE's World's Most Beautiful issue, has long been vocal about the rigorous diet and exercise regimens she maintained for trailblazing roles in films like 1996's Striptease and G.I. Jane the following year. "I mean, crazy things [with] diet and exercise, biking from Malibu and going all the way to Paramount about 26 miles," she recalls in this week's cover story. "All because I had placed so much value on what my outsides looked like." Moore insists the biggest difference for her today is that "it's so much more about my overall health and well-being. It's much more about longevity and quality of life. And I think I've evolved into greater gentility towards myself." The actress, who bulked up to portray Lieutenant Jordan O'Neill in G.I. Jane, admits at the time she was "so harsh and had a much more antagonistic relationship with my body. And straight up, I was really just punishing myself," she says. "And in this desire to dominate it versus now, I have a much more kind of intuitive, relaxed, trusting relationship with my body." The turning point for the actress came after G.I. Jane was wrapped. "I had transformed my body multiple times, and obviously it was a much bigger, muscular body. And I'd had this incredible experience on this film, and I had experienced this sense of strength," she explains. "But I realized, I didn't want to wear that. I wanted to just have that within me. And I think I was exhausted from putting it through so much over such a long period of time." Moore says that realization allowed her to release the stronghold on her diet and exercise. "I stopped trying to control my food and I had a moment of surrender where I just let go and really understood what it meant to be in acceptance of my body as it is, even though it's not the body I wanted. I really let go," she recalls. "I remember just asking to be my natural size because I didn't know what it was anymore. I had three pregnancies. I had done all of this diet and exercise and controlled and changed it. And I didn't know. So I just let go." While G.I. Jane demanded more physical strength, her role FBI secretary-turned-stripper in the 1996 film Striptease was empowering mentally (and gave her a record-breaking salary at the time of $12.5 million). "I think I was so uncomfortable actually with the dancing part," she admits. "So I think the experience and sensation of dancing and moving and finding my own comfort with my own body in that way was very empowering and very liberating." Related: World's Most Beautiful: Of Course It's Demi! Read Her Candid Interview and See the Stunning Photos As for whether or not that comfort zone lent to her nude scenes in The Substance, Moore says there was also "liberation in that place of acceptance of my body as someone in their 60s. And it being what it is and it's not the body that I had at 20, even when I was complaining about the body had at 20 or 30," she admits. "Even though it was a very vulnerable experience and a very raw experience. Because I really knew that in doing so, it was in service to the story, in service to what was important. The nudity was really an important part of the vulnerability that needed to be conveyed."Now when it comes to embracing aging in Hollywood, Moore allows the biggest thing "is really being in acceptance of who we are, as we are, at whatever moment that is," she says. "I have a greater appreciation for all that my body has been through that brought me to now. Like how incredible that my body grew three human beings and I have overall really incredible health. That doesn't mean that sometimes I look in the mirror and I don't go, 'Oh God, I look old,' or 'Oh, my face is falling,' I do. But at the same time I can accept that that is where I'm at today and know the difference is that doesn't define my value or who I am." Related: Demi Moore Shares Details of Her 'Beautiful, Easy Day' After This Year's Oscars (Exclusive) These days, Moore says she trusts her body "when it tells me it needs something to eat, that it's thirsty. I listen to my body and I have a lot less fear. When I was younger, I felt like my body was betraying me. And so I then just tried to control it. And now I don't operate from that place. It's a much more aligned relationship," she says. She begins each day "anchoring with a short meditation, journaling. And overall I like really nutrient-dense food. I don't eat meat. I do eat eggs. But I think a big part of wellness is really inside out," she adds. "And I've come to realize how important sleep is. I mean, I'm not perfect. I still do drink Red Bull. I do love it. But not many. One." Read the original article on People
The Independent
22-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Lynne Marie Stewart death: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Pee-wee's Playhouse star dies, aged 78
and Pee-wee's Playhouse star Lynne Marie Stewart has died, aged 78. News of the actor's death was announced on social media on Saturday (22 February) by her friend and fellow actor Cassandra Peterson, known for playing horror hostess Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. 'My heart is breaking upon hearing the news of my dear friend Lynne Stewart's passing,' she wrote. 'One of the kindest, sweetest, funniest women who ever lived. The iconic Miss Yvonne of Pee-wee's Playhouse. She'll always be 'the most beautiful woman in Puppetland.'" Stewart was born on 14 December 1946 in Los Angeles, California. She was most recognised for her role as Miss Yvonne , The Most Beautiful Woman in Puppetland, on the popular American children's show Pee-wee's Playhouse. Running from 1986 to 1991, the show aired for five seasons and 46 episodes, with reruns playing on networks for years after its end. She was also known for her recurring role as janitor Charlie Kenny's mother Bonnie, in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the longest running US sitcom in history. Saturday Night Live star Laraine Newman joined the tributes as she shared a touching message following the announcement of Stewart's death. The pair met as part of the comedy sketch troupe, The Groundlings, during the 1970s. The group went on to form The Pee-wee Herman Show, created by member Paul Reubens. Stewart also met Phil Hartman during this period. 'The most beautiful girl in Puppetland has left us,' Newman wrote. 'Lynne Stewart was truly an angel and brilliantly funny and an important part of our Groundlings family. As my sister said 'if you don't love Lynne, you're just wrong.' Fans shared their memories of Stewart as they wrote: 'So sorry to hear of this news. My sincere condolences. I met Lynne many years ago at an autograph show in NJ and she was so very kind. Rest in peace.' Stewart's other credits include several roles as nurses on popular TV series M*A*S*H, a small role in the film American Graffiti in 1973 and the voice of Shirley in cartoon Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour in 1982. Her other appearances include Raising Hope, Marvin Marvin and Comedy Bang Bang!
